BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his tour of Latin American countries on Monday in Colombia, where combatting drug trafficking topped the agenda. Blinken met with Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first ever leftist president, who has harshly criticized the war on drugs as a failure. After Colombia, Blinken will travel to Chile and Peru, which also recently elected leftist presidents. But in Colombia, Petro’s policy of offering an olive-branch to leftist […]
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PNP: Over P14 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Cebu ops; 4 nabbed
(Eagle News)–Over P14 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in two police operations in Cebu, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also nabbed in the September 20 operations were four individuals. Rulan Mercado, Reynaldo Ardina, 36; and Ryan Zanoria, 38; were arrested in the Barangay Bacayan operation, the PNP said. Meanwhile, the PNP said John Mark Cuizon was nabbed in the Barangay Suba operation. Of the P14.5 million worth of illegal […]
PNP: Over P400 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Pampanga, Bacolod police operations
3 arrested (Eagle News) — Over P400 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in Sept. 14 police operations in Pampanga and Bacolod. According to the Philippine National Police, arrested in the operations in Mexico town were Wenjie Chen, 45; and Hsu Lien Shui, 42. Seized from the suspects were 60 kilograms of illegal drugs worth Php 408,000,000, the police said. Police said Marcial Lavado delos Santos Jr. was also arrested during an interdiction operation […]
Drug suspect hurt in police operation in Zamboanga City: PNP
(Eagle News)–One person was hurt in an encounter with police who were out to serve a search warrant on his home in Zamboanga City, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said one Jainal Assan sustained gunshot wounds on his left thigh and arm following police retaliation after he fired his gun at them instead of letting them search his house in Lamisahan on Friday. “When the suspect acted violently, our personnel had to defend […]
PNP: Over P1 million worth of shabu seized in Iloilo buy-bust; 2 arrested
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P1 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested in the operation in Jaroo on Tuesday, July 12, were Gian Paolo Riosa,39, and Sachiko Nakata, 33. The PNP identified Riosa as a “high-value individual for illegal drugs.” The PNP said 25 sachets of shabu worth P1,156,000 were seized during the operation. “They have been monitored […]
PNP: Over P400,000 worth of shabu seized in Cebu City buy-bust; 2 nabbed
(Eagle News) — Over P400,000 worth of shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested in the operation in Barangay Labangon on Monday, July 11, were Romenor Piañar Villamor alias Meno, and Charisse Kristine Madrid, 26. The PNP said the 13 sachets of shabu with an estimated standard drug price of P442,000 were recovered from the suspects themselves. “Police units will continue […]
PNP: P340,000 worth of shabu seized in Zamboanga City buy-bust; 1 nabbed
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P340,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation in Barangay Baliwasan on July 6 was Anersa Aiyadi Hassan. The PNP did not provide additional details about the operation. PNP officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao said, however, that the suspect is now in Zambonga police custody. Criminal charges are set to be filed against her.
PNP: P340,000 worth of shabu seized in Talisay City buy-bust; 1 nabbed
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P340,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Talisay City, Cebu on Tuesday, July 6, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation in Barangay Bulacao at 12:38 a.m. was Ronnel Ladesma Cabaron, 42. The PNP said Cabaron was a “high-value drug personality.” Recovered from him were the ten plastic sachets containing 50 grams of shabu and the buy-bust money, the PNP […]
PNP: P408,000 worth of shabu seized in Bacolod City buy-bust; 1 nabbed
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P400,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation on Saturday, July 2, in Purok Masinadyahon was Pranisa Anlap Ereneo. The PNP said apart from the 60 grams of shabu estimated at P408,000, drug paraphernalia, one black coin purse, one black pouch, among others, were also seized from the suspect. […]
PNP: P340,000 worth of shabu seized in Lapu-Lapu City buy-bust; 1 arrested
(Eagle News)–Police seized P340,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, July 1, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation in Sitio Mustang, Barangay Pusok, was Nol Frederick Fevidal Samson alias “Choy.” The PNP said the 50 grams of shabu were recovered from the suspect. The PNP said the illegal drugs and the suspect are in police custody. “I commend our Central Visayas […]
PNP: P102 million worth of shabu seized in Lapu-Lapu City buy-bust; two nabbed
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized around P102 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Lapu-Lapu City over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation were Eeric Bacalso Felisilda, 46, and Neil James Plaza Vallesquina a.k.a. “Bolantoy,” 28. The PNP said apart from 15,000 grams of shabu, also seized from the suspects were one backpack, two paper bags, one cellphone, one ID card, and the […]
PNP: Over P1 million worth of shabu seized in Cavite buy-bust; 4 arrested
(Eagle News)–Over P1 million worth of shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Cavite, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also nabbed during the operation in Barangay Datu Esmael in Dasmariñas were Samsia Dicampong, Sarabanon Untong, Asimah Untong, and Suwaib Mohammad. The PNP said the eight sachets containing 170 grams of the illegal drugs were confiscated from the suspects. The drugs have an estimated street value of P1,156,000, according to the […]





